Tag: Drugs and Substance Abuse
Doubts cast on Govt binge drinking campaign
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Doubts have been cast on the effectiveness of the Government's new anti-binge drinking campaign.[MORE]
Goulburn Murray joins drink-drive crackdown
Goulburn Murray police have joined their colleagues across Australia to crack down on drink and drug driving during the festive season.[MORE]
Funds to address youth alcohol abuse
Broken Hill is one of 19 Australian communities to get federal funding to tackle youth binge drinking.[MORE]
Players Association fuming at Cousins snub
AFL Players Association (AFLPA) chief executive Brendon Gale says he is disappointed he was not consulted about the drug testing conditions attached to Ben Cousins's return to the game.[MORE]
Ad campaign to target binge drinking
A new advertising campaign targeting binge drinking will be launched in the Western Australian goldfields in the lead up to Christmas and New Year's Eve.[MORE]
Police brace for welfare payment booze binge
Kimberley police have backed claims by Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett, who says one-off Federal Government welfare payments may be squandered on alcohol in Indigenous communities.[MORE]
Players' Association questions Cousins' conditions
The AFL Players' Association is concerned about plans to subject Ben Cousins to more stringent drugs tests than other players.[MORE]
Drug dogs for schoolies week
South Australian police will use drug sniffer dogs during schoolies week events at Victor Harbor.[MORE]
Study links sports sponsorship, drinking
New research has found the alcohol industry's sponsorship of sport has a direct effect on the drinking levels of athletes.[MORE]
Newcastle an example for harsher liquor laws: Nile
Upper House MP Fred Nile says he will use evidence of Newcastle's alcohol-fuelled violence to support his push in Parliament for tighter liquor laws.[MORE]
Welford keen to get teen drug death case study into schools
The state Minister for Education says details of the drug-related death of a Townsville teenager will be circulated to all Queensland schools within weeks. [MORE]
Workshops tackle paint, petrol sniffing
The Department of Corrective Services is running workshops in a joint effort with the town of Leonora to stop its young people from sniffing petrol and paint.[MORE]
Alcohol ban support services adequate: Jacobs
The Minister for Mental Health says he is confident there are enough support services at Oombulgurri to deal with the effects of the liquor ban introduced last weekend.[MORE]
Public views sought on Alice alcohol restrictions
Researchers reviewing alcohol restrictions in central Australia have called for public submissions from residents.[MORE]
Police seize drugs bound for remote NT communities
NT police have seized more than $750,000 worth of cannabis that officers believe was headed for remote communities.[MORE]
Air charter firms aid in alcohol smuggling fight
Air charter companies have joined in police efforts to prevent alcohol being smuggled into the Oombulgurri community.[MORE]
Mayor questions far north alcohol restrictions
The Mayor of a Cape York Indigenous community in far north Queensland says the tightening of alcohol restrictions will make no difference to solving social problems.[MORE]
Call for alcohol ban to include support services
Professor Fiona Staney has warned the Western Australian Government that banning alcohol from remote communities could increase violence and harder drug use if not managed correctly.[MORE]
Police boost 'hasn't reduced marijuana use in remote NT'
A drug rehabilitation service says an increase of police activity in remote regions of the Northern Territory has not stopped marijuana use from being common place in Indigenous communities. [MORE]
Hotel gets two-day trading ban for breaches
The Northern Territory Licensing Commission has found an Alice Springs hotel guilty of breaching the town's takeaway alcohol laws.[MORE]
MP criticises alcohol ban
Community groups say alcohol abuse services need to be bolstered in the East Kimberley to deal with the fallout from the Government's decision to ban alcohol in Oombulgurri.[MORE]
Drug seizures show big problems: Mills
The Northern Territory Government says drug-sniffing dogs are leading the charge in cracking the illicit substances trade in the NT. [MORE]
Teen drug death to be school case study
The Queensland Government says the drug-related death of a Townsville teenager in the state's north will be used as case study in the state's public schools.[MORE]
Man charged after drug lab find
Police have charged a man after they uncovered a drug laboratory at Balgownie.[MORE]
Charity laments alcohol problems
A Western Australian charity says there is little point helping towns like Halls Creek while alcohol continues to decimate the community.[MORE]
